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HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI am not aware of that statistic. It may be that I can look into it and say more about it in closing.02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI agree with my hon. Friend. As our hon. Friend the Member for Walthamstow and I have said, these are human rights issues, and courts have highlighted incompatibilities where that…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI again thank the petitioner, Gemma Clark, for starting this petition. As others have said, it is being debated at a crucial time given the proposed new clauses to the Crime and…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, which is noted.02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionMy hon. Friend is right, and of course it was a 2018 Supreme Court decision that showed that the rules that were then in force in Northern Ireland violated the human rights of…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI agree, and I will support the new clause. Ms Packer was in hospital one day, and arrested the next, and it took five years before the courts could dispose of that case. Another…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI am not aware that following the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland there has been a strong current to re-criminalise it, which might be expected had a situation…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI note the hon. Member’s point.02 Jun 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. As a final point, there are real concerns about how ethical solar panel supply chains are. It is so important that we have robust…15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsAs I said, the whole country needs to play its part in supporting the clean energy mission, but there needs to be a fair-share principle. If all the areas of the country with…15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsI will not take any further interventions at this stage. [ Interruption. ] Members will hear what I come on to say. We have a decommissioned nuclear power station in Folkestone…15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsI am pleased to follow the right hon. Member for North East Cambridgeshire (Steve Barclay), as he will find out shortly. I strongly support this Government’s clean energy mission,…15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsAs I will come on to say, there is an issue about each area taking its fair share of developments. It is absolutely key that we support the Government’s clean energy mission and…15 May 2025HANSARDFuture of Public LibrariesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Jonathan Davies) for securing this timely debate. Public libraries…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI, too, thank the Minister for all his work on this issue. Given the UK’s commitment to a two-state solution, and given our obligations under international law, can he explain how…14 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and to the support provided to my office by the Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project. I also…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott) for securing this important debate. I totally agree that the welfare system needs reform.…07 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Folkestone and Hythe has a long history as a thriving tourist destination, but in recent years, with Brexit and rising costs, things are getting harder for businesses in our…01 May 2025HANSARDScientific and Regulatory Procedures: Use of DogsIt is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank and pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for leading this…28 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipFollowing the Tory Brexit deal, we have seen lorries backing up from Dover, through my constituency and deep into Kent now that we have customs and immigration checks. Does my…24 Apr 2025